How is it the DNC, @kenmartin.bsky.social & so many Washington Democrats, are failing to see the writing on the wall? Established Democrats are not losing because of some sort of Left insurgency; they are losing because of their limp & abysmal fight for our Democracy.

One of my father's pastels. He passed in 2009. More of his artwork & life can be viewed at monteellis.wordpress.com. PS....the blog is purely about his art, life, & inspirations & not advertisements or an attempt to sell his artwork.

We must not be fooled by what this is all about: MAGA is not hardcore enough to the right for these people. They want a MAGA on steroids & people are going to fall for this shit. So whenever one sees these people in the media, remember - they will be more extreme than the current MAGA.

This failed reflecting pool prosecution endeavour is a fine example of how powerful the MAGA Cult actually is, with my point being that it is so powerful it has created a cabal of people willing to humiliate themselves so they can be a member. I believe that ANY legitimate prosecutor knew from

Regarding the viral fake video of the adjudicated rapist collapsing outside of his vehicle - it should scare the absolute shit out of all of us. This type of fake garbage is getting out of hand & should be strongly prohibited & even illegal. This affects us all - & I can't stand this prick!

This post is to describe what so many Democratic politicians like @govandybeshear.bsky.social continue to ignore: whether real or not, portraying the appearance of a politician fighting like hell for both democracy & its citizens. To illustrate, just pay attention to how MAGA cult members repeatedly

THIS is why the adjudicated rapist continues to benefit from his depravity - so many who could be making a difference refuse to do so out of fear of losing monetization of whatever bullshit they sell. If you don't know what this is about, it goes back to when NC's Harvey Gantt was trying to

My goodness, when will Democrats like Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear respond as needed? Incumbents are falling due to their lack of spine & fight. My suggestion to him is to copy Nike's old ad phrase of "Just do it." When are these people going to actually start fighting for this country? When?!?

Here is a question I've never heard asked of US Sup Ct Chief Justice John Roberts & those who ushered in Citizens United: in throwing off the shackles of royalty & kings, do these people really believe the founders of this nation would have concurred with this ruling? I strongly doubt it.

My father, Monte Ellis, monteellis.wordpress.com, was a wildlife artist & passed in 2009. These are from a series of pencils he did of rough water. I believe the inspiration for these most likely came from a months-long canoe trip he & three others made to the Arctic Circle in 1974.

A great garlic clove peeling hack: heat the unpeeled cloves in a microwave for ten seconds on high, then immediately peel. The outer skins come off so easily - almost like holding a slippery bar of soap in hand. Don't wait, because if you let them cool, the skins will become harder to remove again.

I call complete bullshit on this claim by the FDA. Isn't it so convenient that after it was revealed Taylor Farms provides financial support to MAGA, this headline suddenly comes out? This sounds exactly like another FIFA perfect phone call bullshit all over again.

What is it with the failure of Democrats to craft messaging in ways that are more effective? Do we learn anything at all? Have we not learned a thing from linguists like George Lakoff? Or from our past failures? Take the new buzzwords "Democratic Socialist." Such a label will not work because

With the death of Lindsay Graham, today, we are going to see many, many examples of the difference between Democratic politicians & Republicans - we all know how Republicans would be responding if he were a Democrat - endless gay jokes & ridiculing of his death. But Democrats will be gracious &

I think that maybe this is a good headline & accurate because certainly what he meant was they were good at stepping away from candidates they knew would perform badly & lose. That he wasn't talking about their behavior, but their ability to win.

If I were the defense attorney for the former Olympian charged with vandalizing the reflecting pool, a picture & video of the "Presidential" motorcade driving over the surface would be shown to any possible jury. Evidence like this should clearly raise reasonable doubt this man vandalized the pool.

My father, Monte Ellis, was a wildlife artist. These are four sculptures he started & never completed. Of the lion, he originally had a female lion with the male, but never completed it or had any of these cast. More of his life & art can be seen at monteellis.wordpress.com. He passed in 2009.

What really irks me about Washington Democrats is how they refuse to learn from past mistakes, especially when things emerge that are promising for success. They also are like dogs & shiny objects & bells (for example,

Massie's resolution to publicly release the names of Congress members for whom payouts were made on their behalf due to misconduct passed. "It passed nearly unanimously, 420-0, with only Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) — an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual harassment and assault — voting present."

Folks, Google this "Why are some saying the birthright citizenship ruling was 6-3 and 5-4" - then wake up. All it takes is for someone else to leave the US Sup Ct who believes the same as the four who believe the US Constitution does not ensure birthright citizenship.

Here is one aspect of this vile woman's rant about Haitian immigrants that is being overlooked: where are all the silent Christians who often travel down to Haiti and other in need countries for various aid missions? I know several people who make almost annual trips on such missions, but in America

Now, often, I do dislike the " but what about this" kind of things, but really, if Joe Biden had appeared on some show & sat on some sort of pad placed beneath his rear on a white couch, I think we all know what would have happened. But not this guy.

Really, can anyone blame Atlantic Industrial Coatings & this douchebag for taking advantage of an idiot like the adjudicated rapist in chief in what was once the White House? Now, think about it - all this company did was join in with all the others in profiting from a buffoon who never knows

What so many overlook is the potential of smaller things turning into something wildly viral. Dying ducklings in the reflecting pool is one of those things that needs to be leaned into & big time (think of past examples of whales trapped under the ice or beached whales & how people reacted

It is my belief that over the next few months, Barack Obama could possibly destroy & cause the adjudicated rapist to melt down with a few, well-publicized speeches. The sad thing is expecting this man to do more heavy lifting when he has already done so much, but his country needs him - badly.

More art from my late father, Monte Ellis (Monteellis.wordpress.com). Like his waterfowl sculptures, he first made hummingbird bodies & heads from clay, then fashioned wings from paper. He also made the flowers & other features by hand, except for the pieces of driftwood.

Believe it or not, this is a serious question: Has Nancy Mace ever gone after any Republican/MAGA person within the Epstein files? I don't think she has and is not one who has an equal opportunity hate for all sex offenders except those without an R by their names. Is this about right?

Here is a delicate question I have of the upcoming Senate campaign of Platner vs Collins: taken solely as individuals, of the two, whose individual actions have been the most damaging to women nationwide? I'm not trying to lessen any bad behavior by Platner, or suggest that one not believe any woman

My father, Monte Ellis, was a wildlife artist. These are his work product pieces for his waterfowl pieces. He first carved the body/heads from clay & made molds. Wings were made of assembled feathers cut out from paper. He then painted them. He passed away in 2009. monteellis.wordpress.com

One of the best descriptions of you know who from the new issue of TNR. ".....pres­id­ent’s con­sist­ency of approach to life: Leave everything worse off than when you found it, and when you can, either make money in the pro­cess or get someone else to pay for the dam­age."